triorchidism

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ orchid +‎ -ism, equivalent to triorchid +‎ -ism.

Noun

triorchidism (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A form of polyorchidism characterized by the presence of three testes.
   • 2013 January, Chloe B. Wilcox, Rachel D'Cruz, Andrew J.A. Holland, “Polyorchism in association with an undescended testis and testicular atrophy: Report of a unique case and review of the literature”, in Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, volume 1, number 1, →DOI, page e7:

     Triorchidism has been the most commonly reported manifestation, with the supernumerary testis or testes most frequently intrascrotal and less than 10% residing intraabdominally [2],[7].

Translations

form of polyorchidism

• Italian: triorchidismo m